Snake

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Overview

Snake is the classic: steer the snake to the food, and every bite makes it one square longer. Running into a wall, an obstacle or your own tail ends the run.

Before each run, pick the speed, the map size, how many obstacles stand in the way and one of four colour themes. Each mix of speed, map and obstacles has its own scoreboard; the theme only changes the look.

Made by: wasmga.me

Controls guide

Playing

Key	Action
`Arrow keys`/`WASD`	Turn; the first press starts the run
`Enter`/`P`	Pause

Setup, pause and game over

Key	Action
`Arrow keys`	Change the choice in a row
`Tab`	Move to the next row or button
`Enter`	Play, or resume when paused
`Controller`	D-pad moves, A picks, Start plays or resumes

Cheatsheet

Setup

Speed: Slow moves about 5 squares a second, Normal about 8, Fast about 10
Map: Small 15 X 12, Medium 20 X 16, Large 30 X 24 squares
Obstacles: Some adds two long bars; Many adds side posts and notches in the top and bottom walls too
Score: One point per bite

Tips

You can only turn a quarter turn at a time, and two quick presses are both kept, so a fast U-turn is two taps in a row.
The tail moves out of the way as the head moves in, so following your own tail closely is safe.
On a long snake, sweep the map in rows instead of heading straight for the food, so you never cut off the space you need later.